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September 30th, 2008

Zenit suffers a painful 2-1 loss to Real Madrid

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Dick Advocaat’s dream of Champions League glory took a massive downward turn as Zenit Saint Petersburg suffered a heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Real Madrid at Petrovsky Stadium.
Los Blancos came out on the attack and tested Vyacheslav Malafeev early. However disaster was just around the corner when a Rafael van der Vaart cross at the four [...]

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September 29th, 2008

Real Madrid v Zenit Saint Petersburg Champions League match

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Following their tight 1-0 loss to Juventus, Bernd Schuster’s Real Madrid visit Saint Petersburg in a crucial match for both clubs.
It has been a tough period for Dick Advocaat’s club, a mixture of success winning the UEFA Cup, the Super Cup but also searching to find the same success domestically as last year to [...]

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September 29th, 2008

Week 23 of Rosgosstrakh Championship of Russia

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The most exciting race in the Football managed to get a bit more exciting with the stunning upset of Rubin Kazan over the weekend. With seven matches remaining Rubin Kazan holds a strong seven-point lead over CSKA Moscow which leaped over Dynamo Moscow with their victory over Tom ‘Tomsk whilst Dynamo and Krysy played [...]

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September 25th, 2008

Amkar Perm’ @ Saturn Moscow Oblast match preview

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The Red-Blacks are the spoilers to the Champions League race and could easily find themselves win a spot as other clubs cancel each other out. They are playing tough Football and their victory over Samara Kryliya Sovetov put them in a perfect position
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Amkar Perm’ – combined (3 W, 1 D,1 L)(6 GS, [...]

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September 25th, 2008

FC Khimki @ Terek Grozny match preview

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This is primarily a relegation battle match for Khimki as Terek Grozny hopes for a UEFA Cup spot is highly unlikely. Yegor Titov since coming over from Spartak Moscow is pushing Khimki on and they are one point behind Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.
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Terek Grozny – combined (1 W, 1 D, 3 L)(6 GS, 6 GA)
Aug [...]

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September 25th, 2008

FC Moscow @ Rubin Kazan match review

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Sunday’s match of the day, or at least the one to watch. Rubin Kazan is staring down the Championship and of course a Champions League bid. Kurban Berdyev’s squad looks unbeatable with veterans Serhiy Rebrov and Sergei Semak leading the way. I’m all in on Rubin Kazan stomping all over The Citizens in this match [...]

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September 25th, 2008

Tom’ Tomsk @ CSKA Moscow match preview

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Koni is on rampage after devastating Zenit Saint Petersburg last week 3-1 and looks to be the favourite to emerge in the tough Champions League race. The CSKA Moscow attack has been led by Vágner Love eighteen year-old wonder-striker Alan Dzagoev but the real story is their back-line of Vasili Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Deividas Semberas, [...]

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September 25th, 2008

Luch-Energiya Vladivostok @ Spartak Nalchik match preview

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Of the many great matches this weekend in the Russia Premier League, this is a intriguing affair as Luch-Energiya Vladivostok is fighting for its Footballing life and surviving relegation whilst Spartak Nalchik has an outside chance of a UEFA Cup spot.
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Luch-Energiya Vladivostok – combined (W, 2 D, 3 L)(5 GS, 10 GA)
Aug 16 Luch-Energiya [...]

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September 25th, 2008

Zenit St Petersburg @ Lokomotiv Moscow match preview

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With Zenit Saint Petersburg loss last week to CSKA Moscow their hopes for a return to the Champions League is a slim one. Both Lokomotiv Moscow and Zenit have a match in hand and a victory will move the winner into fifth position. Zenit is in a peculiar position strategically as they face Real Madrid [...]

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September 24th, 2008

Spartak Moscow v Shinnik Yaroslav match preview

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After a solid performance in losing to Rubin Kazan 1-0 last week, Michael Laudrup will be looking to get the club back in the winning column and there is likely not better squad then relegation-threatened Shinnik Yaroslav.
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Spartak Moscow – combined (1 W, 2 D, 2 L)(5 GS, 6 GA)
Aug 17 Amkar Perm’ 1 – [...]

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